Director-IS Clinical Services

IT Services

Full Time

Day Shift

8 am to 5 pm

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.

Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Under the general direction of the Chief Information Officer (CIO), the IS Clinical Applications Director establishes, plans, and administers the overall policies and goals of the Information Services organization for clinical applications; assesses the current information systems environment and technology and works collaboratively with executive leadership to ensure an organizational structure, systems infrastructure, governance, and business direction that guide future information technology investments;

maximizes the effectiveness of installed systems; and fosters an environment of continual process improvement. Exercises agility to react quickly to changes in external regulations and advances in technology. Manages all aspects of clinical application systems across the care continuum, including acute, ambulatory, and post-acute / long-term care settings. Serves as a functional liaison for issues and requests related to the clinical needs of the organization and works closely with the Medical Director of Epic and the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO).

Directs and participates in project management, system analysis, planning and design, product evaluation, implementation, support, and system management for clinical applications, including the responsible adoption of emerging and AI-enabled clinical technologies.

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Health/Medical Informatics, Health Administration, Information Systems, or a closely related field.

5 Years of direct experience in IT management in a medium to large healthcare organization

None.

Must be willing to obtain Epic certification and a recognized healthcare informatics certification (e.g., CPHIMS or CAHIMS) if needed.

Knowledge of clinical EHR systems, in particular Epic. Thorough knowledge of accreditation and regulatory standards, including DNV, quality and Core Measures reporting, and interoperability requirements (e.g., CMS Promoting Interoperability). Working familiarity with health data privacy and security requirements (HIPAA / PHI) and with emerging expectations for the governance of AI-enabled clinical tools.

• Partners with the CIO and IS leadership to develop work plans that define scope, tasks, target dates, level of effort, and resource and skill requirements for clinical application initiatives, and to establish related performance expectations and measurements.
• Actively participates in IS leadership decision-making to establish or modify policies, systems, standards, and resource allocations…